J Drew. Welcome to our forum. A Father of five children, that is a thing of beauty, children make this world go 'round. This is wonderful that you want to come into the world of beekeeping. This could be a wonderful project, and bring you and your children together to do things with the bees. Learn all you can, teach the children, get ready to order your bees, and enjoy your time spent with us. Here you can learn so much, and you can also learn lots other ways too. This is wonderful and beautiful. Have a great and awesome day, Cindi